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Home-delivered meals reduce loneliness, study finds PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- When Congress passed the Older Americans Act in 1965 to support elderly people who were struggling -- often alone -- to continue to live at home, a major plank of the legislation provided for home delivery of meals to ensure their adequate nutrition. In the midst of the holiday season, a newly published study confirms another benefit of visitors regularly knocking on the doors of seniors in need a significant reductio ... EurekAlert - Mon. Dec 7
1st tool to assess impact of co-illnesses in young cancer patients New Orleans, LA - A team of researchers from LSU Health New Orleans Schools of Public Health and Medicine and colleagues have developed the first index identifying and documenting concurrent but unrelated diseases among adolescents and young adults AYA with cancer in collaboration with investigators from the National Cancer Institute NCI and cancer registries of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. Called the AYA HOPE Comorbidity Index, it ... EurekAlert - Mon. Dec 7
Sleep disturbance in epilepsy: Causes and consequences PHILADELPHIA, December 7, 2015 - Researchers are only beginning to understand the implications of disrupted sleep in people with epilepsy. Recent findings suggest that seizure-interrupted sleep could impede memory formation, impair cognitive performance and influence a myriad of other aspects of daily life. Four studies presented at the American Epilepsy Society s AES 69th Annual Meeting unveil previously unappreciated links between sleep disturbances and ... EurekAlert - Mon. Dec 7
Men's interest in babies linked with hormonal responses to sexual stimuli Young men s interest in babies is associated with their physiological reactivity to sexually explicit material, according to new research published in Psychological Science , a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The study showed that young men who reported more interest in babies showed a lower increase in testosterone in response to sexually explicit material than men who weren t as interested in babies. Our findings show there is a str ... EurekAlert - Mon. Dec 7
Young men with detectable HIV more likely to have risky sex December 7, 2015--Young men who have sex with men and have detectable levels of HIV were more likely to report not using a condom during anal intercourse with a partner not infected with HIV, compared with virologically suppressed young men who have sex with men, according to researchers at Columbia University s Mailman School of Public Health. Findings are published online in JAMA Pediatrics . HIV disproportionately affects men who have sex with men. Part ... EurekAlert - Mon. Dec 7
Men’s Interest in Babies Linked With Hormonal Responses to Sexual Stimuli Young men s interest in babies is associated with their physiological reactivity to sexually explicit material, according to new research published in Psychological Science , a journal of the Association for Psychological Science . The study showed that young men who reported more interest in babies showed a lower increase in testosterone in response to sexually explicit material than men who weren t as interested in babies. Our findings show there is a st ... Psychological Science - Mon. Dec 7
More Americans Seek Treatment for Painkiller, Heroin Abuse More American teens and adults are seeking treatment for heroin and prescription painkiller abuse, a new U.S. government report reveals. In 2013, heroin accounted for 19 percent of admissions to publicly funded substance-use treatment programs -- up from 15 percent a decade earlier, the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA reported. And admissions related to narcotic painkillers, such as OxyContin and Vicodin, jumped from 3 ... Healthday - Sun. Dec 6
Making Sense of the Senseless Violence Mass shootings and the accompanying carnage have now become a regular part of life in America. And mental health experts warn that this steady drumbeat of violence could have major consequences for the nation s psyche. There have been 355 mass shootings in the United States so far this year -- defined as incidents in which four or more victims were shot, though not necessarily killed, according to ShootingTracker.com, a crowd-sourced website that monitors ... Healthday - Sun. Dec 6
Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Play Role in Bipolar Disorder: Study A small study suggests there may be a link between levels of omega-3 fatty acids and bipolar disorder. Researchers compared 27 people with bipolar disorder and 31 people without the mental illness. Those with bipolar disorder had lower levels of certain omega-3 fatty acids that can cross the blood-brain barrier, the study authors found. Omega-3 fatty acids play an important role in communication between brain cells, and fatty acids are a major player in th ... Healthday - Sun. Dec 6
Children with pets have less stress A pet dog may protect your child from childhood anxiety, according to research published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Medical News Today - Sun. Dec 6
Feeling Ready to Snap, Mama? With the holidays upon us, it is easy to feel overwhelmed and on the brink of losing it. In fact, had you searched for me last night after dinner, you would have found me sitting in the dark shadows of my closet not exactly hiding from my family, but rather taking what I have dubbed a SNAP Break . You see, thirty minutes prior, nursing a headache, I had come home from a long work meeting overwhelmed with deadlines to face the chaos of my kids joyfully shri ... Psychology Today - Sun. Dec 6
Is Your Partner Driving You Crazy? In this post I want to switch gears from some of the more general reflections on the nature of spirituality and religion , to spirituality as it shows up in everyday life. I tell people there are three reasons I believe in God 1 the taste of fresh squeezed orange juice, 2 Yosemite Valley, and 3 the perfection with which couples choose each other. This post will be focusing on 3. We are brought up to believe that the goal of marriage is happiness . I m goin ... Psychology Today - Sun. Dec 6

Home-delivered meals reduce loneliness, study finds

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- When Congress passed the Older Americans Act in 1965 to support elderly people who were struggling -- often alone -- to continue to live at home, a major plank of the legislation provided for home delivery of meals to ensure their adequate nutrition. In the midst of the holiday season, a newly published study confirms another benefit of visitors regularly knocking on the doors of seniors in need a significant reductio ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Dec 7

1st tool to assess impact of co-illnesses in young cancer patients

New Orleans, LA - A team of researchers from LSU Health New Orleans Schools of Public Health and Medicine and colleagues have developed the first index identifying and documenting concurrent but unrelated diseases among adolescents and young adults AYA with cancer in collaboration with investigators from the National Cancer Institute NCI and cancer registries of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. Called the AYA HOPE Comorbidity Index, it ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Dec 7

Sleep disturbance in epilepsy: Causes and consequences

PHILADELPHIA, December 7, 2015 - Researchers are only beginning to understand the implications of disrupted sleep in people with epilepsy. Recent findings suggest that seizure-interrupted sleep could impede memory formation, impair cognitive performance and influence a myriad of other aspects of daily life. Four studies presented at the American Epilepsy Society s AES 69th Annual Meeting unveil previously unappreciated links between sleep disturbances and ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Dec 7

Men's interest in babies linked with hormonal responses to sexual stimuli

Young men s interest in babies is associated with their physiological reactivity to sexually explicit material, according to new research published in Psychological Science , a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The study showed that young men who reported more interest in babies showed a lower increase in testosterone in response to sexually explicit material than men who weren t as interested in babies. Our findings show there is a str ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Dec 7

Young men with detectable HIV more likely to have risky sex

December 7, 2015--Young men who have sex with men and have detectable levels of HIV were more likely to report not using a condom during anal intercourse with a partner not infected with HIV, compared with virologically suppressed young men who have sex with men, according to researchers at Columbia University s Mailman School of Public Health. Findings are published online in JAMA Pediatrics . HIV disproportionately affects men who have sex with men. Part ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Dec 7

Men’s Interest in Babies Linked With Hormonal Responses to Sexual Stimuli

Young men s interest in babies is associated with their physiological reactivity to sexually explicit material, according to new research published in Psychological Science , a journal of the Association for Psychological Science . The study showed that young men who reported more interest in babies showed a lower increase in testosterone in response to sexually explicit material than men who weren t as interested in babies. Our findings show there is a st ...

Psychological Science - Mon. Dec 7

More Americans Seek Treatment for Painkiller, Heroin Abuse

More American teens and adults are seeking treatment for heroin and prescription painkiller abuse, a new U.S. government report reveals. In 2013, heroin accounted for 19 percent of admissions to publicly funded substance-use treatment programs -- up from 15 percent a decade earlier, the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA reported. And admissions related to narcotic painkillers, such as OxyContin and Vicodin, jumped from 3 ...

Healthday - Sun. Dec 6

Making Sense of the Senseless Violence

Mass shootings and the accompanying carnage have now become a regular part of life in America. And mental health experts warn that this steady drumbeat of violence could have major consequences for the nation s psyche. There have been 355 mass shootings in the United States so far this year -- defined as incidents in which four or more victims were shot, though not necessarily killed, according to ShootingTracker.com, a crowd-sourced website that monitors ...

Healthday - Sun. Dec 6

Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Play Role in Bipolar Disorder: Study

A small study suggests there may be a link between levels of omega-3 fatty acids and bipolar disorder. Researchers compared 27 people with bipolar disorder and 31 people without the mental illness. Those with bipolar disorder had lower levels of certain omega-3 fatty acids that can cross the blood-brain barrier, the study authors found. Omega-3 fatty acids play an important role in communication between brain cells, and fatty acids are a major player in th ...

Healthday - Sun. Dec 6

Children with pets have less stress

A pet dog may protect your child from childhood anxiety, according to research published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Medical News Today - Sun. Dec 6

Feeling Ready to Snap, Mama?

With the holidays upon us, it is easy to feel overwhelmed and on the brink of losing it. In fact, had you searched for me last night after dinner, you would have found me sitting in the dark shadows of my closet not exactly hiding from my family, but rather taking what I have dubbed a SNAP Break . You see, thirty minutes prior, nursing a headache, I had come home from a long work meeting overwhelmed with deadlines to face the chaos of my kids joyfully shri ...

Psychology Today - Sun. Dec 6

Is Your Partner Driving You Crazy?

In this post I want to switch gears from some of the more general reflections on the nature of spirituality and religion , to spirituality as it shows up in everyday life. I tell people there are three reasons I believe in God 1 the taste of fresh squeezed orange juice, 2 Yosemite Valley, and 3 the perfection with which couples choose each other. This post will be focusing on 3. We are brought up to believe that the goal of marriage is happiness . I m goin ...

Psychology Today - Sun. Dec 6